John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4305 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4305 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
| QUOTATION: | Truth from his lips prevail’d with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remain’d to pray. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Deserted Village. Line 179. |
| Note 1. See Dryden, Quotation 27. [back] |